Essential Eight cyber security controls to be mandated for almost all federal departments and agencies
By Cameron Abbott, Warwick Andersen, Rob Pulham and Jacqueline Patishman
It’s been reported that the Federal Government is planning on making implementation of the Essential Eight cyber security controls for all Commonwealth entities (excluding corporate Commonwealth entities). The Essential Eight is a baseline set of security strategies designed to minimise the risk of security incidents. At this stage, no guidance has been provided as to the timeline for when this might happen; however, a decision as to the preferred approach is planned to be made by the end of the year.
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